DAILY TEXT, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, You have seen my suffering, you are aware of my deep anguish (Ps. 31:7).

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Tuesday May 20, 2025

You have seen my suffering, you are aware of my deep anguish (Ps. 31:7).

If you are facing a difficult situation and feel scared, remember that Jehovah is not only aware of what you are going through, but also how you are feeling. For example, when God’s servants were slaves in Egypt, Jehovah was well aware of their pain and “their sufferings” (Ex. 3:7). Now, if we are going through a difficult situation that scares us, it may not be easy for us to see how Jehovah is helping us.

What can we do? Let us ask Him to help us see what He is doing for us (2 Kings 6:15-17). Then let's think: Has any speech or comment we heard at the meeting strengthened us? Has a post, video or song encouraged us? Perhaps a brother has shared with us a text or some words of comfort?

Sometimes it is easy to forget that the love we receive from our brothers and all the spiritual nourishment we enjoy are actually very valuable gifts from Jehovah (Is. 65:13; Mark 10:29, 30). These gifts show that he cares about us and deserves our complete trust (Isa. 49:14-16). w24.01 4, 5 paras. 9, 10.

What convinces you that Jehovah cares about you and will always be there for you?

Now, if we are going through a difficult situation that scares us, it may not be easy for us to see how Jehovah is helping us. What can we do? Let us ask Him to help us see what He is doing for us (2 Kings 6:15-17).

Then let's think: Has any speech or comment we heard at the meeting strengthened us? Has a post, video or song encouraged us? Perhaps a brother has shared with us a text or some words of comfort?

Sometimes it is easy to forget that the love we receive from our brothers and all the spiritual nourishment we enjoy are actually very valuable gifts from Jehovah (Is. 65:13; Mark 10:29, 30). These gifts show that he cares about us and deserves our complete trust (Isa. 49:14-16).

What helped Aida overcome her fears?

A sister in Senegal named Aida experienced a difficult situation and noticed how Jehovah was helping her. Her parents expected her to earn enough money to support herself and also take care of them, because she was the eldest daughter. However, she decided to simplify her life to pioneer, so she earned very little money.

Then, her family became angry with her and criticized her. Aida tells how she felt: "I was afraid that I would not be able to help my parents and that everyone would reject me. I came to blame Jehovah for allowing things to get so complicated." But one day she heard something in a speech that helped her a lot: “The brother reminded us that Jehovah knows very well all the wounds we carry in our hearts.

In addition, the elders and other brothers told me things to help me see that Jehovah loves me, and little by little I began to feel better. I began to pray to Jehovah with more and more confidence, and as I saw how he answered my prayers, I felt a lot of inner peace." She eventually found a job that allowed her not only to pioneer, but also to financially support her parents and others. She says: "I have learned to trust Jehovah completely. Praying to him helps me say goodbye to fears.”

12. According to Psalm 56:9, what was David sure of?

12 (Read Psalm 56:9). This verse reveals another thing David did to overcome his fears in that life-or-death situation: he meditated on what Jehovah would do for him in the future. He knew that God would rescue him at the right time. After all, Jehovah had promised that David would be the next king of Israel (1 Sam. 16:1, 13). David also knew that if Jehovah had promised it, he could take it for granted.

What do we know Jehovah will do in the future?

13 What has God promised us? Of course, he has not promised us that we will now live a problem-free life.c But whatever we have to go through in this system, Jehovah has promised that in the new world he will eliminate all problems (Isa. 25:7-9). There is no doubt that He has enough power to raise the dead, to heal us, and to eliminate all our enemies (1 John 4:4).

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